Presenter:  Chris Izquierdo, Chief Executive Officer, DevFacto Technology

Presentation Title:    How to disrupt your industry through innovation

Parktown, 924 Spadina Crescent E, Saskatoon
Registration & Buffet Lunch:  11:30 am – noon
Presentation:  Noon  – 1:00 pm

Registration Deadline: Monday, March 13, 2017, 5pm
Saskatoon Registration site: http://www.cips.ca/EventRegistration#id=10162&cid=834&wid=801

Innovation has been the cornerstone of the IT industry since its inception with the pace accelerating over the decades. Some companies such as Apple, Amazon, Google and Uber seem to be able to innovate faster and better than their competitors. They have common principles that can be adopted by any organization, large or small, private or public to foster a culture of innovation.

In this presentation, Chris Izquierdo will discuss the principles of innovation and how you can apply them in your organization to begin to disrupt your industry.

Speaker Biography
Chris Izquierdo founded DevFacto Technologies in March 2007. The goal was simple yet ambitious, Chris wanted to build a global IT consulting company. From the beginning, Chris believed that dedicated employees would help produce powerful results that WOW customers.

DevFacto has always placed a big emphasis on innovation and from the beginning focused on fostering an innovation culture that has allowed us to outperformed our competitors. DevFacto has won many accolades including being one of the 20 fastest growing companies in Alberta 6 years in a row. DevFacto currently employees 115 consultants with offices in Edmonton, Calgary, and Regina.